Sumptuous, stately, beautifully composed, and well-acted, "The Young Victoria" is above all a triumph for its star, Emily Blunt. A story about the tumultuous first years of Victoria's reign, the movie manages to bring life to what could have been empty tableaux and drawing room dialog. Instead we have an intimate look at life inside the palaces and stunning costumes. Protected, controlled, and manipulated by her mother and her mother's favorite, who aspired to be regent for the young Victoria, if only her uncle would die before her majority, Victoria asserts herself and refuses to be ruled. Her early years on the throne are marked by political miscalculations but a growing maturity. Her romance with Albert, who she came to love in spite of the fact that he had been carefully coached too woo her, is carefully constructed and convincing. At the end I wanted to know more about this fascinating woman.
Rated PG. 100 minutes. Jean-Marc Valee - Director, Julian Fellowes p Writer, Sarah Ferguson - Producer, Tim Headington - Producer, Graham King - Producer, Martin Scorsese - Producer, Hagen Blgkanshki - Cinematographer, Ilan Eshkeri - Composer, Patrice Vernette - Production Designer, Jill Bilcock - Editor, Matt Garner - Editor. Produced by GK Films. Distributed in the U.S. by Apparition.
Principle actors: Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Miranda Richardson, Jim Broadbent, Thomas Kretschmann, and Mark Strong.
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